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Re: Just need to talk to my friends (212)
Hi, Lorita. I rarely post, st least at this point. I’d like to know what numbering means in this thread. Is 212 the number of posts so far? I am relatively new to this blog and follow it frequently. …1 -
Re: Her Sun Has Risen...
I feel that sense of loss creeping into the forefront of my mind. I've been taking care of my mother since the summer of 2021 after she broke her hip. Her cognitive decline accelerated after tha…2 -
Re: Hired companions to supplement MC.
I'm considering a private care company the hospice organization suggested. It's odd that an MC facility with 24/7 staff and hospice care who visit five times a week are not enough. Mom is m…1 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
It happens pretty often on the forum that I'm having an issue and need advice. I log on, and sure enough, there are others here with the same situation! My mom is MC + hospice + private care (al…1 -
Re: Memory Care + Aide - Make it make sense
Thank you all so much for your responses. Yes, she is on hospice - so there is already all the extra help and visits that come with that! Plus, up until 2 weeks ago, I visited at least 3 times a week…2 -
Re: Travel With Alzheimer’s
thanks to all for the advice and sympathy. Why wife has stopped talking about going home, si I’m hoping it doesn’t come up again.1 -
Re: Travel With Alzheimer’s
@Victoriaredux Thank you for the Teepa Snow video recommendation. Long to be sure, but useful. I can see some unhelpful things I have done and some new, better strategies to try. Just as important, I…1 -
Re: I Want To Live With Someone Else
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/74470/i-want-to-live-with-someone-else I think I maintain my sanity as a caregiver to a spouse with two kinds of dementia by constantly reminding myself that it is…4 -
Hospice and new strategies
Good morning. Some off you know me. Briefly DW diagnosed in 2019. Clearly in later stages. I tend not to use the stage number because it gets confusing but she's clearly in stage 6 area. Non ver…4 -
Guilt lingers where love was poured without measure...
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Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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